What is superfetch? Its in my Window sTask Manager and it uses up a lot of CPU power ...do i need it and what is it?

Anonymous
2011-05-11T20:48:00+00:00

The program is placed in my Windows Task Manager and takes up a lot of CPU power, and i am wondering what use can it possibly have? my CPU usage has now constantly been 100% and my antivirus is only using 5%.

'Superfetch' and 'Windows Host services' are taking up so much CPU power on i3, 3 gb Sony Vaio!

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btbt 11,841 Reputation points
2011-05-11T21:30:21+00:00

Superfetch is a service in Windows that's designed to speed up app launching by preloading certain apps based on your usage patterns. Tune-Up Blog has a nice explanation of what it does.

However, it should not be maxing out your processor all the time. If it is slowing down your computer, you can try to disable it.

To disable:

Open the Start Menu.

Type "services" and hit Enter

Look for Superfetch in the list and right-click it>Properties

Set the startup type to disabled and click the Stop button to stop the service

Click Ok

You also will want to make sure your anti-virus is up-to-date and your computer is clean.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-09-16T20:46:03+00:00

    My reply was about the issue reported by StevenGalle so if StevenGalle  is still having a problem:

    Describe what "the issue" is.

    Describe what "update dropped" means.

    Describe what "the service became bugged" means.

    Most important:

    If you are running Windows 10 you are in the wrong community - this is the Windows 7 community.

    Click here for the Windows 10 Community

    Do you have those exact same conditions, observations and can shed light on the missing descriptions?

    If something else you should start a new question/topic about your system issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-09-16T20:32:26+00:00

    So, what do you recommend dong then?

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